SAILING INSTRUCTIONS Hebe Haven Yacht Club is pleased to present the 2019 Kowloon Cup. All competitors are invited to join this annual Regatta, which includes the exciting Sunday Pursuit Race. 1 RULES 1.1 The event will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) 2017-2020 together with: the prescriptions of the Hong Kong Sailing Federation; the HKPN handicap system as administered by the HKSF and the HKPN Committee (including the HKPN Performance Increase Penalty Scheme); the Hebe Haven Yacht Club Standard Sailing Instructions of April 2017 (HHYC SSI); the Kowloon Cup 2019 Notice of Race and these Sailing Instructions. 1.2 Succeeding items in the above list will take precedence. 2 SCHEDULE OF RACES Date Race Course type Scheduled Start Time Saturday, 12 January 2019 1 Island 14:00 Sunday, 13 January 2019 2 Pursuit Staggered starts based on HKPN handicaps - see Appendix A for details 3 DIVISION SPLITS 3.1 All racing will be carried out under the HKPN rating system. Should there be sufficient entries, boats may be sub-divided into divisions based on suitable rating bands. The Kowloon Cup will be awarded to the overall winner. 3.2 PIPS shall apply to this regatta. Boats that have made significant improvements must submit PIPS declarations to the HHYC by Friday, 11 January 2019. 3.3 Boats that wish to enter and do not have a valid HKPN handicap should contact HKSF immediately to request a rating; HKSF advises that this normally takes 10 days to issue. In the event that a boat wishes to make very late entry or does not receive the handicap from HKSF in a timely manner, the Organising Authority (HHYC) is authorized to issue a temporary HKPN for this single event. Boats with a temporary HKPN will not be eligible for prizes. Applications for a temporary HKPN must be made to the Sailing Office, not later than 12:00 noon on Wednesday, 9 January 2019. 4 FLAGS The warning signal for all divisions shall be the IC flag W. 1 BEER SPONSOR: GIFT SPONSOR:
5 COURSES The courses for Race 1 are provided in the HHYC SSI. The course for Race 2 will be chosen from Appendix B of these Sailing Instructions. 6 THE START 6.1 The start will be in the vicinity of Shelter Island which may be extended to outside of Table Island at the discretion of the Race Officer. 6.2 The starting sequence for Race 1 will be in accordance with RRS 26. 6.3 For Race 2, any boat with an HKPN above 1390 or below 799 must contact the Race Committee and a start time for that boat(s) will be issued in a Notice to Competitors. This means that a boat may start before 10:00 which changes Section 5.1 of the 2019 Kowloon Cup Notice of Race. 6.4 For Race 2, any boat with an HKPN above 1288 or below 900 must inform the Race Office of their intention to race to ensure that the Committee Boat is on station for their start. 6.5 For Race 2 a horn will be sounded at two minutes prior to the first starting time and at the starting time of any boat in the vicinity of the Committee Boat. No boat shall start prior to the time given for their HKPN handicap. Any boat starting before their allotted starting time shall be deemed to be OCS unless they restart correctly after the correct sound signal. This changes RRS 26. 6.6 For Race 2, clarification of the time or start time of any boat may be requested from the Committee Boat without contravening RRS 41. 6.7 Any boat arriving late for Race 2 may use their engine to approach the start line, however they must turn off their engine and perform a 360 degree turn prior to starting. 7 FINISHING 7.1 For Race 1 the finishing line will be as stated in HHYC SSI 9.1. The finishing mark (ODM) will generally be on the port side of the Course. 7.2 The Rules applicable to the finish of Race 2 are set out at Appendix B of these Sailing Instructions. The finish will be as close as possible to 14:00, but may be before or after at the discretion of the Race Officer. The race may require boats to complete laps around the Kowloon Cup Mark and the Bay Islet Mark after sailing the chosen course, until the race is finished in accordance with Appendix B. In such case, the winner will be the first boat to cross the finishing line having completed the most laps (refer to the example in Appendix C). 7.3 For Race 2, the location and timing of the finishing line will not be subject to a claim for redress. This changes RRS 62.1(a). 8 SCORING AND DISCARDS 8.1 Scoring for Race 1 will be based on elapsed time corrected with respective HKPN handicaps 8.2 Scoring for Race 2 will be the boat s finishing position in their division, if any. 8.3 All races shall carry equal points. 8.4 There will be no discards for this regatta. This changes RRS Appendix A2. 2 BEER SPONSOR: GIFT SPONSOR:
9 PERMITTED PROPULSION Pursuant to RRS 42.3(i) a boat may use an engine to get clear after grounding or to pick up a Man Overboard. Provided that the boat notifies the Sailing Office of any action in this respect by making a detailed declaration immediately after the race; and the Race Committee decides that no significant advantage has been gained, no penalty will be given. 10 PRIZES 10.1 Prizes will be awarded for the Island race, the Pursuit race and for the combined results of both races. 10.2 Prize giving will be held at High Island (Yau Ley) Seafood Restaurant on Sunday, 13 January 2019. 10.3 The results of Race 1 will be posted on the HHYC website as soon as possible after racing has finished, which in any event will be before 09:00 on Sunday, 13 January 2019. 11 SAFETY REGULATIONS 11.1 All boats must comply with World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations Appendix J, Category 5. Boats from the Sportsboat and J80 classes have dispensation for Clause 3.23.5 (e) of Part B of these Regulations. The Race Committee accepts no liability resulting from this dispensation and reminds competitors of their responsibility under Clauses M&P, Part I, of the HHYC SSI. 11.2 All boats must comply with the HHYC policy on Personal Flotation Devices in effect from 1st November 2017. 12 INSURANCE All boats shall be insured with at least the minimum cover of valid third-party liability insurance required under HKSAR legislation. USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS & CONTACTS Sailing Office Bar Tel: 2719 0926 Tel: 2719 8300 sailing@hhyc.org.hk Marine Sampan Services Tel: 2719 3673 Tel: 9272 6204 or 9272 6205 Committee Boat Tel: 6466 1900 VHF: Channel 72 3 BEER SPONSOR: GIFT SPONSOR:
APPENDIX A Start Times for Race 2 (13 Jan 19) HKPN # HKPN # From To Start Time From To Start Time 1390 1381 10:00 1095 1085 10:58 1380 1371 10:02 1084 1075 11:00 1370 1360 10:04 1074 1065 11:02 1359 1350 10:06 1064 1055 11:04 1349 1339 10:08 1054 1044 11:06 1338 1329 10:10 1043 1034 11:08 1328 1319 10:12 1033 1024 11:10 1318 1309 10:14 1023 1014 11:12 1308 1299 10:16 1013 1003 11:14 1298 1289 10:18 1002 993 11:16 1288 1279 10:20 992 983 11:18 1278 1268 10:22 982 973 11:20 1267 1258 10:24 972 963 11:22 1257 1248 10:26 962 952 11:24 1247 1238 10:28 951 942 11:26 1237 1228 10:30 941 932 11:28 1227 1218 10:32 931 922 11:30 1217 1208 10:34 921 912 11:32 1207 1198 10:36 911 901 11:34 1197 1187 10:38 900 891 11:36 1186 1177 10:40 890 881 11:38 1176 1167 10:42 880 871 11:40 1166 1157 10:44 870 860 11:42 1156 1147 10:46 859 850 11:44 1146 1137 10:48 849 840 11:46 1136 1126 10:50 839 830 11:48 1125 1116 10:52 829 819 11:50 1115 1106 10:54 818 809 11:52 1105 1096 10:56 808 799 11:54 4 BEER SPONSOR: GIFT SPONSOR:
Course No Course APPENDIX B Courses for Race 2 (Sunday) 1 Start - Club Mark* (if laid) - Table (s) - Trio (p) - Bluff (p) - Trio (s) - Kowloon Cup Mark (p) - # Bay Islet Mark (p) 2 Start - Club Mark* (if laid) - Table (p) - Bluff (p) - Bay Islet Mark (p) - Bluff (p) - Kowloon Cup Mark (p) - # Bay Islet Mark (p) 3 Start - Club Mark* (if laid) - Table (s) - Trio (p) - Bay Islet Mark (p) - Trio (p) - Kowloon Cup Mark (p) - # Bay Islet Mark (p) 4 Start - Club Mark* (if laid) - Table (p) - Bluff (p) - Table (p) - Bluff (p) - Kowloon Cup Mark (p) - # Bay Islet Mark (p) * Refer to Note (4) Appendix B of the HHYC SSI. # For all Race 2 Courses the following finishing rules shall apply: 1. It is intended that the finishing line will be laid at the Kowloon Cup Mark; however the race may be shortened at another mark of the course should the wind conditions demand. The finish will be as close to 14:00 as possible. 2. The finish of the race will be indicated by the Race Officer displaying IC flag S on the Committee Boat and the subsequent signal of the leading boat crossing the finishing line. 3. Provided that the Race Officer has not previously signalled the end of the race, boats arriving at the Kowloon Cup Mark shall proceed on to the Bay Islet Mark and continue to race laps between Bay Islet Mark (p) and Kowloon Cup Mark (p) until such time as the Race Officer signals the finish in accordance with note 2. 4. Once the finish of the leading boat is signalled, all boats shall complete the lap that they are on at that time and will be finished accordingly; i.e. all boats on the same lap as the leading boat will be placed ahead of boats which have sailed one lap fewer and so on (refer to the example in Appendix C). 5. Boats shall pass between the Committee Boat and the Kowloon Cup Mark on first arrival and each subsequent lap in order to record a completed lap. 6. Any boat that has not reached the Kowloon Cup Mark before the leading boat finishes will be finished when passing between the Kowloon Cup Mark and the Committee Boat for the first time and shall not proceed to the Bay Islet Mark. The Bay Islet Mark shall be laid approximately 300-500 metres southeast of Bay Islet. This changes Note 3 of HHYC SSI Appendix B, The Kowloon Cup Mark shall be laid northeast of Bay Islet Mark at about N22 20.6 E114 20.5 5 BEER SPONSOR: GIFT SPONSOR:
Example of Finish of Race 2 (Sunday) APPENDIX C For information, a theoretical finish record may be as follows : Boat Laps Finish Time Result A 2 14:00:15 1 st B 1 14:01:20 5 th C 2 14:03:50 2 nd D 0 14:04:10 7 th E 1 14:05:30 6 th F 2 14:06:10 3 rd G 0 14:07:06 8 th H 2 14:08:06 4 th 6 BEER SPONSOR: GIFT SPONSOR: